Chapter 7 #2
The truth was, he wasn't interested in “signing a document.” He was satisfied with our arrangement as it was. It infuriated me to no end how he refused to tell his mom the truth to save her feelings but had no problem hurting mine whenever I broached the topic.
Terrance knew I’d grown up in a loving family. My parents were the epitome of love to me. Once he realized I wouldn’t compromise on that, we ended things.
A year later, he was proposing and making a big deal about it. A private dinner party with fifty of their closest friends was the opposite of the ultimatum I’d received days after our five-year anniversary.
We can stay together and be happy, but marriage is off the table.
“Ray… I need to go,” I mumbled.
She sighed. “Okay. We’ll talk later.”
By later, I hoped she meant tomorrow because I was in no shape to talk about this anymore today. After ending the call, I dropped my phone beside me and buried my face in my hands. Seconds later, I was pulled from my seat and pressed into a firm, warm chest. I exhaled in his embrace.
Tears ran down my cheeks and whimpers spilled from my lips.
This was so embarrassing. I shouldn’t have been in my best friend’s arms crying over Terrance, of all people.
However, my feelings were hurt and I deserved to grieve a relationship I’d once considered meaningful.
I earned the right to be disappointed in my ex for gaslighting me all those years.
“Hey.” Nadir’s throaty chords pulled me from my thoughts. “Fuck him,” he groaned, forcing a mirthless laugh from me.
He cupped my cheeks, tilting my head back to meet his gaze. The pads of his thumbs were gentle on my cheeks while he wiped away tears. His touch brought me so much comfort.
“You’re gonna be okay, Goldie. I’ll make sure of it.”
Nadir punctuated his statement with a kiss on my forehead.
Warmth shot through me as I peered into his eyes.
I knew he meant every word, but something in his eyes told me he was holding back too.
One hand moved from my cheek to my waist and my heart rate spiked.
I pressed deeper into him while biting my bottom lip.
"What can I do to help you feel better?"
I shrugged, although several ideas came to mind.
Nadir's eyes narrowed at me. I looked away as another wave of tears filled my eyes.
"I hate seeing you cry," he said with furrowed eyebrows.
"And I hate crying, especially over that asshole."
“It’s okay,” Nadir crooned while rubbing my back.
I draped my arm over his shoulder all while holding his gaze.
The thoughts swirling in my mind were unholy as my pulse thumped in my neck.
I swallowed the lump in my throat, deciding to throw caution to the wind and do what I'd wanted for so long. I wasn’t afraid to admit how vulnerable I felt at the moment.
There was no one else I felt safer with than Nadir.
Tomorrow I would unpack everything, but right now, I just wanted to be reassured.
After the conversation with Joseph and the news about Terrance, my ego was a little crushed.
“I know, I know,” I whined, making him chuckle. Drawing in a deep breath, I sighed as his cologne tickled my nose.
His scent was so familiar and soothing that I found myself pressing deeper into him.
It was impossible to be any closer, but I was determined to make a way.
Nadir kissed my forehead again, sending a chill down my spine.
Then he kissed my temple, cheek, and stopped once he reached my mouth.
I held my breath and slowly processed what was happening.
My eyes bounced from his heated gaze to his lips.
I tilted my head back, hoping he’d take the hint.
“Robyn,” Nadir warned.
I pressed my lips against his before he could say anything else.
My kisses were slow and cautious. I took my time exploring his lips, from their softness to the way his bottom lip slipped between mine.
This was an experience I wanted burned into my memory.
Nadir kissed me back with fervor, emitting a deep, throaty groan.
He deepened our kiss, lashing his warm, hungry tongue against mine.
Salty remnants of the plantain he’d eaten earlier lingered on his lips.
I kissed him harder, needing to forget the events of the day.
His hands roamed my body, spreading warmth through me.
I savored the desire behind each kiss. This was reckless, unlike anything I’d ever done before. But it felt too good to pull back.
The impetuous passion spilling from his kisses drove me to kiss him wilder and deeper.
Nadir smiled against my lips before kissing me again.
I relished in the lashings of his tongue against mine while he held me close.
We took our time exploring the other’s mouths with sweet pecks and sensual sucking between.
My heart thumped and I felt like a bomb seconds before detonation.
When he pulled away to stare at me, I melted. The desire in his eyes had me taking it a step further by slipping my hand from his neck, down his chest to his hardened dick.
“What are we doing?” He leered at me with a raised eyebrow.
As I stared back into his penetrating eyes, I took a second to think.
This was Nadir, my best friend, my confidant, and my safe space.
He was my everything, really.
Our friendship was deeper than anything I'd experienced with a man. Even though our relationship hadn’t ever been anything but platonic, I couldn’t deny my attraction to him.
His long dreadlocks, russet brown skin, and beguiling eyes made it hard to keep it cute around him anymore.
He wasn’t afraid to show his attraction to me, so why was I holding back?
My mind wandered sometimes and there had been instances where I’d take a second glance whenever he wore those gray sweatpants.
Avoiding the feelings I had for him wasn’t easy, especially after the last time he was here.
I wasn’t ready to be honest about how deeply I cared for him.
I was still ruminating over the revelation.
Admitting how I felt would only make it harder for me to navigate a friendship with him.
But right now, I just wanted to be comforted by Nadir.
Meeting his endearing eyes, I replied, “Something that seems inevitable.”
With that, Nadir’s rapacious mouth was back on mine, his hands gripping my ass as he pressed into me.
He pulled me down with him to the couch, I straddled his lap.
My heart raced at the speed of light as I greedily took his lip between mine.
His hands caressed my skin, leaving goosebumps on my skin and butterflies in my belly.
I stopped kissing him long enough to look at him.
“If you’re having second thoughts, let me know.”
Shaking my head, I replied, “I’m not.”
The sweetest, sexiest simper covered his lips and I held back a moan. Nadir grabbed the back of my neck and pulled my mouth back to his. I couldn’t hold back my praises anymore, moaning into his mouth.
He released a guttural groan, then said, “Damn, Goldie. You taste as good as I knew you would. Let’s see if you taste this good all over.”
My pussy pulsed and my eyes fluttered shut as he trailed kisses down my neck.
Removing my shirt, he tossed it aside then marveled at my breasts.
Nadir pushed out a breath that tickled before he kissed my chest, moving toward my breasts.
He kissed and sucked and nibbled on them until I couldn't take it anymore.
“Nadir,” I whined.
He chuckled throatily. “Patience, princesa.”
A wave of desire ripped through me from the sensual look in his eyes. How was he able to make a childhood nickname sound so… enticing.
“Lay down,” he told me, nodding to the other end of my couch. “But take off those shorts first.”
I nodded and did as he requested. Nadir used the rubber band on his wrist to put his hair in a bun, then positioned himself between my thighs.
He winked at me before lashing his tongue against my engorged clit.
I yelped in desire as Nadir tended to my pussy with the same care he’d had with my mouth just moments before.
The intensity behind the lapping of his tongue paired with the movements of his fingers had me on the brink of explosion.
“Mm,” Nadir moaned while peering up at me.
His firm grip on my thighs held me in place while his tongue lashed my clit.
My stomach muscles tightened and goosebumps covered my skin.
I couldn’t take my eyes off him as I peered through heavy lids, enamored at my best friend devouring my pussy.
His kisses were sweet and his tongue was adept beyond explanation, pulling out a stomach knotting, toe curling orgasm.
Loosening his hold on my thighs, he moved one hand between my legs and massaged my clit.
“Damn, baby,” he crooned, then licked his lips coated in my wetness.
He looked devilishly good, biting his bottom lip while bringing me to an intense orgasm. My eyes shut tightly and my lips parted as I pushed out a guttural moan.
“You’re so pretty when you cum,” Nadir praised from below me.
Why did that turn me on more?
I opened my eyes in time to see him lowering his head.
Ripples of desire shot through me when his mouth was back on my clit, intensifying my peak.
He grabbed my hand and interlocked it with his while ushering me into another climax that left me spent and dazed.
Nadir chuckled, brushing his hand over his mouth.
“Where do you keep your condoms?”
I gazed at him wearily but found the energy to tell him they were in my bathroom closet.
Moments later, he returned sheathed, stroking himself as he neared me.
My eyes immediately went to his long, girthy dick.
It was everything I had imagined it was in those sweatpants.
I opened my legs, expecting him to get between, but instead he pulled me from the couch and bent me over the arm. I braced myself on the cushion.